elitistadjective
uk/iˈliː.tɪst/us/iˈliː.tɪst/mainly disapprovingorganized for the good of a few people who have special interests or abilities:
Many remember sport at school as elitist, focusing only on those who were good at it.
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Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- injustice
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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elitism
noun [ U ] uk/iˈliː.tɪ.zəm/us/iˈliː.tɪ.zəm/mainly disapproving
the quality of being elitist:
The accusation of elitism seems unfair as the festival presents a wide range of music, with something to please everyone.
elitistnoun [ C ]
uk/iˈliː.tɪst/us/iˈliː.tɪst/mainly disapprovingsomeone who believes that some things should be controlled or owned only by the richest or best educated people:
They were elitists who had a contempt for popular politics.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- injustice
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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